Science technician
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Science technician is a profession involving work in science fields.[1][2]. They are often based in laboratories but they can also be based in workshops, in the field, or in any location where scientific work is being carried out. As a group science technicians have been refereed to as "Invisible" [3]; members of the scientific workforce those role in the process for forming new scientific knowledge had been poorly acknowledged and insufficiently studied. However, more recently their role has been studied in some detail.[4][5][6].
Profession
Historically, science technicians have been able to either join the professional body relating to the scientific field in which they work (for example, the Royal Society of Chemistry or the Institute of Physics) or the Institute of Science and Technology which is a professional organization specifically for laboratory science technicians. Either of these routes allowed science technicians to gain chartered status (e.g. CSci). Since 2011, science technicians have been able to gain status as Registered Science Technicians (RSciTech).
There are various awards that can be awarded for science technicians including the Gratnells Science Technician of the Year award.[7]
References
- ^ "Scientific laboratory technician job profile | Prospects.ac.uk". www.prospects.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ^ "Our definition of a science technician - The Science Council". The Science Council. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ^ Shapin, Steven (November–December 1989). "The Invisible Technician". American Scientist. 77: 554–563 – via JSTOR.
- ^ BARLEY, STEPHEN R.; BECHKY, BETH A. (February 1994). "In the Backrooms of Science". Work and Occupations. 21 (1): 85–126. doi:10.1177/0730888494021001004. ISSN 0730-8884.
- ^ Hartley, J. M.; Tansey, E. M. (2015-03-20). "White coats and no trousers: narrating the experiences of women technicians in medical laboratories, 1930–90". Notes Rec. 69 (1): 25–36. doi:10.1098/rsnr.2014.0058. ISSN 0035-9149. PMC 4321123. PMID 26489181.
- ^ Iliffe, Rob (2008-03-20). "Technicians". Notes and Records. 62 (1): 3–16. doi:10.1098/rsnr.2007.0053. ISSN 0035-9149.
- ^ https://www.gratnells.com/education/science-technician-of-the-year
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